HB762 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Prohibits the Office of Motor Vehicles from referring certain cases to the Office of Debt Recovery

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Mike Bayham
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the President
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on notification requirements or broader updates to agency referral rules.

Motor Vehicle Office Debt Referral Ban

This bill stops the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles from sending certain unpaid reinstatement fee cases to the Office of Debt Recovery.

What This Bill Does

Changes a law so that the Office of Motor Vehicles cannot send debts for unpaid reinstatement fees to the Office of Debt Recovery.

Who It Names or Affects

People with unpaid reinstatement fees in Louisiana.
The Office of Motor Vehicles and the Office of Debt Recovery in Louisiana.

Terms To Know

Reinstatement fee: A charge to get a suspended license or vehicle registration back.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if people do not pay their reinstatement fees.
It's unclear how this change will affect the overall collection of unpaid motor vehicle debts.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #4995 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB762 4931 4995 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB762 4931 4995 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
762 by Representative Bayham 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.
32:8(B)" and before the comma "," insert "and R.S.

House Committee Amendment #3710 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB762 4931 3710 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB762 4931 3710 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
762 by Representative Bayham 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.
32:8(B)" and before the comma "," insert "and R.S.

Bill History

2026-05-29 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-29 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-28 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-28 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-28 S
Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-27 S
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-26 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-25 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-12 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-05-11 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-07 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05 H
Reported with amendments (16-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Prohibits the Office of Motor Vehicles from referring certain cases to the Office of Debt Recovery

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 762
BY REPRESENTATIVES BAYHAM AND CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:8(B) and R.S. 47:1676(C)(2)(a)(i), relative to debt referral by
3 the office of motor vehicles; to prohibit the office of motor vehicles from referring
4 debts arising from unpaid reinstatement fees to the office of debt recovery; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:8(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §8. Final delinquent debt; office of motor vehicles
9 * * *
10 B. The office of motor vehicles may refer a final delinquent debt for which
11 a debtor has not entered into an installment agreement for payment to the office of
12 debt recovery as provided in R.S. 47:1676, except for debts incurred pursuant to R.S.
13 32:863(A)(3)(a). Final delinquent debt referrals shall include data and information
14 in the required format necessary to institute collection procedures. All delinquent
15 debts shall be authenticated by the office of motor vehicles prior to being referred
16 to the office of debt recovery. Once the delinquent debt becomes final and prior to
17 referral to the office of debt recovery, the office of motor vehicles shall notify the
18 debtor in writing that failure to pay the debt in full within sixty days shall subject the
19 debt to the amount owed, as specified in R.S. 32:57.1(B), 863(A)(3)(a), and 863.1,
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1 together with the additional fee collected by the office of debt recovery provided for
2 in R.S. 47:1676. Such notice shall also inform the debtor that the debtor may qualify
3 to pay sums due by installment agreement, if eligible, and shall include instructions
4 on how to inquire with the office of motor vehicles to determine eligibility and
5 terms.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. R.S. 47:1676(C)(2)(a)(i) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 §1676. Debt Recovery
10 * * *
11 C.
12 * * *
13 (2)(a)(i) Agencies that do not have collection contracts with the attorney
14 general's office for the collection of delinquent debts shall refer all delinquent debts
15 to the office as provided by rule. However, notwithstanding any provision of this
16 Section to the contrary, debts incurred pursuant to R.S. 32:863(A)(3)(a) may be
17 referred to the office at the discretion of the office of motor vehicles. Such referrals
18 shall include data and information in the required format necessary as provided for
19 in Item (ii) of this Subparagraph to institute collection procedures. All delinquent
20 debts shall be authenticated by the agency or officer prior to being referred to the
21 office. Once the debt becomes final, and prior to referral to the office, the agency
22 shall notify the debtor that failure to pay the debt in full within sixty days shall
23 subject the debt to an additional collection fee as provided for in this Section. All
24 agencies shall refer nonfinal delinquent debts to the attorney general's office for
25 collection when the debt has been delinquent for sixty days pursuant to the referral
26 guidelines established by the attorney general as incorporated into agreements
27 between the attorney general and other agencies or pursuant to the rules promulgated
28 by the attorney general pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. Such nonfinal
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1 delinquent debts shall be authenticated by the agency prior to their referral to the
2 attorney general.
3 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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